title: A case study based on Watson's theory of human caring: being an infertile woman in Turkey.
abstract: Nursing theories and models form a framework for systematizing nursing practices. In Turkey, nurses are generally organized on the basis of the medical model, which makes the essence of nursing invisible. The authors here aim to explain how to maintain a theory-based care approach for nurses working with persons experiencing infertility. The interaction between an infertile woman and a nurse is shared within the framework of Watson's theory of human caring. Watson's theory has been found useful for the infertile group in practice.
authors.affiliation: Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilkay Arslan
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Hülya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okumus
authors.forename: Kadriye
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Buldukoglu
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Watson’s theory of human caring; infertile women; nursing care